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Line 1: − ''The principal focus of SSI's Satellites Team is the development of an Optical Communications system and, ultimately, an OpComms satellite. For information on other satellite projects SSI members have worked on, see [[SSI Satellite Projects]].'' <br/> <br/> − Line 7:
Line 5: − − The current team leads are [[User:Smaldonado|Sasha Maldonado]] and [[User:Ehillstrom|Elizabeth Hillstrom]].
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[[File:SSI-1E4_Small (175x175).png|frame|left|The OpComms Team's longest successful test transmitted a binary signal over a [[SSI-1E4|10km link]]]]
[[File:SSI-1E4_Small (175x175).png|frame|left|The OpComms Team's longest successful test transmitted a binary signal over a [[SSI-1E4|10km link]]]]
Since its inception, the Optical Communications group has evolved to focus on the establishment of long-distance optical links, with the eventual goal of integrating this technology into a CubeSat form-factor satellite for the purposes of space-based communication. In its first year of existence, the group developed a system involving mechanized altitude/azimuth mounts, an original receiver device consisting of a Fresnel lens and photodetector, and a MATLAB pointing algorithm based on reference point alignment. The group’s final test of the 2014-15 year resulted in the successful establishment of an optical lock over [[SSI-1E4|10 kilometers]].
Since its inception, the Optical Communications group has evolved to focus on the establishment of long-distance optical links, with the eventual goal of integrating this technology into a CubeSat form-factor satellite for the purposes of space-based communication. In its first year of existence, the group developed a system involving mechanized altitude/azimuth mounts, an original receiver device consisting of a Fresnel lens and photodetector, and a MATLAB pointing algorithm based on reference point alignment. The group’s final test of the 2014-15 year resulted in the successful establishment of an optical lock over [[SSI-1E4|10 kilometers]].
<noinclude>[[Category:Optical Communications]]</noinclude>
<noinclude>[[Category:Optical Communications]]</noinclude>